Adequate vitamin D status may prevent subsequent tooth loss

Article Title and Bibliographic Information Prospective study of serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D and tooth loss. Zhan Y, Samietz S, Holtfreter B, Hannemann A, Meisel P, Nauck M, Volzke H, Wallaschofski H, Dietrich T, Kocher T. J Dent Res 2014;93(7):639-44. Reviewer Amy E. Millen, PhD Purpose/Question The authors analyzed data from a prospective, population-based study in northeast Germany to examine the association between baseline serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH)]D) concentrations, a marker of vitamin D status, and the occurrence of tooth loss and the progression of periodontal disease and caries status over a mean 5.9 years of follow-up. Source of Funding German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF; grant 01ZZ96030, 01ZZ0701). The Ministry of Education, Research, and Cultural Affairs, and the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Federal State of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania (Government). Rheumatoid Arthritis and Periodontal Inflammatory Disease (grant 290246), Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union (Government).